Modern Distribution Management's January Inflation Index, which measures a cross-section of industrial supplies, is up 1.03% over the previous month, and up 4.54% from January 2004.

Summary of I.D.A. Inflation Index for the last 12 months:

January 2005 Index 247.0
December 2004 Index 244.5
November 2004 Index 243.9
October 2004 Index 243.8
September 2004 Index 243.5
August 2004 Index 243.2
July 2004 Index 242.5
June 2004 Index 241.9
May 2004 Index 240.8
April 2004 Index 239.0
March 2004 Index 237.1
February 2004 Index 236.1
January 2004 Index 236.3

Please click below to view a detailed calculation of the I.D.A. Inflation Index for January 2005, listing the ten individual product categories that make up the index. ...